Charlie is twenty-three now. He a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he in a university. So he looks down upon （瞧不起） his . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and Mr. White, the boss of the factory, it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”
A．visited B．left C．built D．reached
A．small B．big C．new D．old
A．lived B．traveled C．arrived D．studied
A．parents B．teacher C．workmates D．classmates
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．see B．write C．understand D．read
A．told B．asked C．taught D．laughed at
A．when B．what C．how D．where
A．him B．himself C．them D．themselves
A．clever B．sure C．true D．able
A．sad B．sadder C．angry D．angrier
A．heard B．listened C．guessed D．reported
A．lost B．hated C．changed D．thought
A．life B．office C．family D．bedroom
A．helped B．made C．watched D．had
High school life is coming to an end.Every student got a gift，but few gifts can be nicer than that Linda got from her dad.
What's（1） about it？It's a long story.Ever since kindergarten （学前班），Linda's father had invited each of his daughter's teachers to write some words about her in a notebook.Her teachers（2） their beautiful days with Linda from kindergarten to high school.And Linda's father kept the notebook（3） she graduated from high school.The final gift was so surprising and moving that it made her cry a lot.
Linda's father has kept this notebook as a（4） these years and the notebook has become yellow. "It's clearly believed that everyone else in my life knew about it，" Linda said. "The words from every teacher（5） me.They help me remember my years.Thanks to it，I can look back at the past school years.I can also enjoy the happy memories in the（6） of my life.My teachers mentioned my smile.But what they wrote about me most is my deep love for life.I（7） imagine the gift is so special.I would keep it for myself forever.It will be the most valuable thing in my life."
Maybe we should think about using this gift from Linda's father as inspiration for gift﹣giving.The most important thing is something meaningful（8） it.Sometimes，the best gift is not the most expensive one.
（1）A.clear |
B.special |
C.strange |
（2）A.cut out |
B.made up |
C.wrote down |
（3）A.if |
B.until |
C.since |
（4）A.secret |
B.promise |
C.hope |
（5）A.hurt |
B.worry |
C.encourage |
（6）A.rest |
B.shape |
C.beginning |
（7）A.always |
B.often |
C.never |
（8）A.toward |
B.behind |
C.against |
An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling（争吵）.Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property（财产）（1） making them quarrel about it.
The good old man，one day，called his sons around（2） .He laid before them seven（3） ，which were tied together with a rope.He said， "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle（束，捆）. "
Each one worked hard to break the bundle.They tried many times but they（4） .They all said that it could not be done.
"And yet，my（5） ，" said the father， "nothing is easier to do." He then untied the bundle，and broke the sticks，one by one，very（6） "Ah!" said his sons， "it is easy enough to do it，so anybody could do it in that way."
Their father replied， "As it is with these sticks，so is it with you，my sons.So long as you work （7） and help each other，you will do well，and none can hurt you.But if you quarrel and（8） ，it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks，which lie here（9） on the ground."
In fact，（10） it is a home，city，or country，people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.
（1）A.on |
B.in |
C.by |
D.for |
（2）A.her |
B.them |
C.us |
D.him |
（3）A.candles |
B.sticks |
C.pencils |
D.rulers |
（4）A.missed |
B.wondered |
C.failed |
D.refused |
（5）A.boys |
B.daughters |
C.enemies |
D.students |
（6）A.quietly |
B.easily |
C.happily |
D.carefully |
（7）A.out |
B.alone |
C.hard |
D.together |
（8）A.jump |
B.play |
C.fight |
D.run |
（9）A.broken |
B.separated |
C.beaten |
D.hidden |
（10）A.how |
B.what |
C.either |
D.whether |
Space suits don't just make astronauts look cool.Without these （1） suits，astronauts wouldn't be able to leave their spaceship.That is to say，they wouldn't be able to
（2） on the Moon or work outside the International Space Station.
Space is a （3） place for human beings.Firstly，there is no air to breathe.Secondly，space also has high levels of radiation（辐射），energy that can pass through our bodies and make us（4） .Thirdly，some parts of space are really cold （5） other parts are very hot.So astronauts could die in just a few seconds if they（6） outside their spaceship without their suits.With a space suit，though，astronauts can move around in space for several hours.
Space suits keep astronauts（7） sealed（密封的）inside.A backpack sends O2 in to let astronauts breathe normally.At the same time，the CO 2 （8） astronauts breathe out is sucked away.The suit also protects them from harmful radiation and fast﹣moving space dust. （9） the space suit is another suit that looks like a pair of tight pajamas（睡衣）with little pipes running through them.Water runs through these pipes to（10） astronauts because wearing a space suit can make astronauts very hot !
| （1）A.private |
B.special |
C.plastic |
D.expensive |
| （2）A.run |
B.walk |
C.live |
D.surf |
| （3）A.funny |
B.natural |
C.beautiful |
D.dangerous |
| （4）A.sick |
B.bored |
C.strong |
D.relaxed |
| （5）A.after |
B.since |
C.before |
D.while |
| （6）A.rushed |
B.jumped |
C.stepped |
D.escaped |
| （7）A.safely |
B.quickly |
C.quietly |
D.terribly |
| （8）A.who |
B.this |
C.that |
D.whether |
| （9）A.Above |
B.Under |
C.Behind |
D.Between |
| （10）A.wash away |
B.warm up |
C.cool off |
D.clean out |
Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel.The novel follows the（1） of the four March sisters - Meg，Jo，Beth and Amy - and is based on the writer's own（2） of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War （1861﹣1865）.
The main theme in the story is the importance of（3） .Other themes include the need to work and self﹣improvement.
When the story begins the sisters are complaining because they are（4） and have to work.Their mother says that they mustn't spend money on pleasure（5） there is a war and everybody must help.Their father is in the army.In the letters their father sends home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time.They must try to（6） the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful.He wants to be proud of them when he comes home.The girls decide to make an effort to（7） themselves because they love and miss their father very much.
Alcott was interested in women's rights and，through the four March sisters，she explored （探索）four different（8） of being a woman in those days.Meg leaves the family to get（9） and have a new family.Beth devotes （致力于）herself to（10） her own family.Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure.And Jo，like Alcott herself，tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.
| （1）A.rules |
B.lives |
C.secrets |
| （2）A.experiences |
B.expressions |
C.directions |
| （3）A.friendship |
B.work |
C.family |
| （4）A.poor |
B.rich |
C.clever |
| （5）A.so |
B.because |
C.if |
| （6）A.sell |
B.find |
C.accept |
| （7）A.improve |
B.serve |
C.imagine |
| （8）A.maps |
B.ways |
C.circles |
| （9）A.dressed |
B.lost |
C.married |
| （10）A.looking after |
B.looking for |
C.asking for |
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.
The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.
（7） was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） ，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."
Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
| （1）A.surprise |
B.disappointment |
C.enjoyment |
D.excitement |
| （2）A.noticed |
B.greeted |
C met |
D.mentioned |
| （3）A.If |
B.As |
C.Although |
D.While |
| （4）A.talk about |
B.think about |
C.worry about |
D.hear about |
| （5）A.bored |
B.satisfied |
C.surprised |
D.embarrassed |
| （6）A.made |
B. continued |
C.heard |
D.replied |
| （7）A.Nobody |
B.Anybody |
C.Somebody |
D.Everybody |
| （8）A.woke up |
B.climbed up |
C.put up |
D.thought up |
| （9）A.normally |
B.sadly |
C.exactly |
D.simply |
| （10）A.from |
B.for |
C.with |
D.between |
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